Anatomy of Horror Presentation

JML Film Corp: Post Production Supervision

"Anatomy of Horror" Teaser Presentation

TriFocus Pictures presents a Horror Anthology feature film written by Ryan Oliver consisting of four, biologically themed vignettes that revolve around a Hospital, an Orphanage, a Barber Shop and a High School Gymnasium. Each of the chapters methodically exposes it's protagonist at odds with an unusual, if not supernatural organ or system of the human body. A bizarre nervous system yielding unexpected results in "Shave and a Haircut"; a phantom hand with a twisted mind of it's own in "Phantom Grip"; an unusual lung capacity that can be used for good or evil in the charming but dark "Iron Lung"; and an overactive imagination taking brutal shape in "Pep Rally".

These thematically shared threads give each vignette a nice connection while allowing the full feature to live as its own piece.

Many famous anthologies throughout history utilize a narrator to clear the palate of the imagination between courses, often a ghoulish host or a sharp tongued orator can be counted on to usher the viewer on to the next tale.

"Anatomy of Horror" finds its representative in that of a common house fly, trapped in a mortician's room with four cadavers, each representing a chapter in the film. As the stories unfold, the fly moves from one body to the next seemingly setting off cryptic and symbolic blood stains on the sheets that cover the corpses. Its presence and actions are simple, yet foreboding.

In an effort to begin giving potential investors for the film project a visual representation we decided to create a teaser trailer. Here are the storyboards.

The boards obviously rely heavily on Visual Effects, and with a team in place we shot the plate photography. While in the midst of completing our Visual Effects, our VFX team ran in to some unexpected trouble and were not able to complete the work, leaving the teaser unfinished. Below you will see our progress. Sound, VFX, and color are all temp. Please be sure the "HD" icon is selected in the timeline to see the video at its best.

Anatomy of Horror Teaser ROUGH from Joshua M Logan on Vimeo.

Below you may click on links to download a PDF of both the Treatment and Script for "Anatomy of Horror"

CLICK HERE to download the Treatment as a PDF

CLICK HERE to download the Script as a PDF

TriFocus Pictures Partners are Matthew Falletta, Courtney Harold, and J.M. Logan.